Seize
Seize verb - To have a clear idea of.
Taking over
Taking over noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
Seize is a synonym for taking over in adopt topic. You can use "Seize" instead a verb "Taking over", if it concerns topics such as take, have or obtain.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Taking out all bridges can cripple a ship; taking over all bridges (with boarding parties) can seize control of a ship.
- Averted in Daredevil, where it's clear that from prison, Wilson Fisk is bleeding through what limited funds that the federal government didn't seize when he was arrested, and his new source of funding comes from taking over Dutton's contraband business.
Source: Offscreen Villain Dark Matter -
His plan to seize power involves taking over Madrid's Royal Palace (a museum with no strategic value) and surrounding himself with the Royal Guard, which is treated as the elite unit of the Spanish Army rather than a bunch of bodyguards in fancy uniforms.
Source: Critical Research Failure
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